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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

Introduced: June 17, 2021 Introduced by: Crenshaw, Dan Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.)

Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19.

If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3984: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3984/
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"H.R. 3984: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3984/.
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H.R. 3984, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3984/.
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